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Date:	April 11, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time:	10 a.m.
Theme:	Genes and Disease
Module:	Overview
Session:	Channelopathies
Instructor:	Smith
Description:	Mutations in ion channels have been identified as a cause of a number of neurological diseases including epilepsy. This session will begin with an overview of ion channel mutations that cause disease, followed by a journal club discussion of a specific topic related to ion channelopathies

Readings:	Genetic neurological channelopathies MAY 2006 VOL 2 NO 5 HANNA © 2006 Nature Publishing Group [ Download ] Decreases in the precision of Purkinje cell pacemaking cause cerebellar dysfunction and ataxia NATURE NEUROSCIENCE VOLUME 9 NUMBER 3 MARCH 2006 © 2006 Nature Publishing Group [ Download ] Neurological Channelopathies- mechanisms Stephen M. Smith Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Department of Physiology & Pharmacology OHSU [ Download ]

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